Tiptoe, a Chinese word whose pinyin is diǎn jiǎo, means to lift your heels and touch the ground with your toes.
Common wrong walking postures
1. Walking on tiptoes (walking on the balls of the feet)
When walking on tiptoes, the balls of the feet have to support the pressure of the entire body, which can easily cause Chronic injuries to the ankle and toe joints. In addition, this posture will also increase the pressure on the knee joint, causing damage to the knee joint bone and soft tissue.
Another point is that when walking on tiptoes, the calf muscles exert more force and are involved for a longer time, which can easily lead to thickening of the calves.
2. Dragging
When dragging, the soles of the feet all touch the ground and "drag" without a transition from the heel to the forefoot, giving people a very sloppy feeling. At the same time, because this posture cannot exert the cushioning effect of the feet, it will cause chronic damage to the knee joints, ankle joints, and surrounding ligaments and muscles over a long period of time.
3. Internal and external horoscopes
If you deliberately use the internal and external horoscopes to walk, it will change the correct muscle force, and in the long run may cause the knee joint to varus or valgus (that is, Bow legs, X-shaped legs) are not only unsightly, but also increase the prevalence of arthritis.
4. Incorrect upper body posture
Bad habits such as hunching your chest when walking, leaning left or right, putting your hands in your pockets, etc. will affect the normal gait cycle and thus affect the lower limbs. For healthy joints and muscles, these bad posture movements should be prohibited.
Correct walking posture
We take the right leg as an example. You can follow the following words to feel the strength of the muscles yourself.
The right heel begins to touch the ground (early support phase). At this time, the muscles behind the thigh (hamstrings), buttocks (gluteus maximus), and the front muscles of the calf (tibialis anterior) are mainly exerting force.
The center of gravity shifts from the heel of the right foot to the sole of the foot (mid-support phase). At this time, the buttocks (gluteus medius), the muscles in the front of the thigh (quadriceps) and the muscles behind the calf (gastrocnemius) are mainly exerting force. .
When the entire foot touches the ground and the opposite leg is lifted (mid-support phase), the muscles behind the calf (gastrocnemius, soleus) are mainly exerting force.